State agent, I worked for 15 years in decentralized state services, then 20 years in central administration. I devote part of my energy to creating, leading and implementing administrative simplification solutions for the benefit of the public. With a legal background, but an intrapreneur and IT self-taught, in 1998 I created the first platform for dematerializing online grant applications operational from 2002 to 2014. I subsequently contributed to putting in place measures to support public transformation according to LEAN approaches. I co-led the "tell us one" program which aims to reduce requests for information relating to companies during administrative procedures. Piloting in agile mode, co-construction with all partners, I finally founded and piloted "demarches-simplifiees.fr", a public platform operated by the State which aims to democratize access for administrations to digitization of procedures, which in 5 years has become the first generic public platform for the dematerialization of administrative procedures.
National and Local Governments' Role in Open Source: Champions, Creators, or Funders?
This session will cover the opportunities and challenges of governments taking on various roles in open source. We will compare and contrast the effort of diverse public services that are employing democratic innovation to improve public infrastructure. We will hear about the pooling of efforts on open source between administrations in cities and smaller municipalities. We will also discuss different ways of funding open source development. Representatives of the Sovereign Tech Fund and the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet initiative will share their insights on the subject.
Radoslav studied Theoretical informatics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of the Comenius University. Originally a scout, where he trained in leadership skills. he has extended his managerial skills in one of the best student leadership programs in Slovakia, Nexteria Leadership Academy. This led to his interest in public sector and greater good. After experiencing private sector, Radoslav decided to join the Innovation and Digital Services Department of the City of Bratislava. He has been the Development Lead on digital transformation projects for the City Library, City Gallery, City Funeral Service as well as the main city website bratislava.sk. Currently, Radoslav works on digital services and new parking app. His mission is to design transparent, open-source, modern and accessible digital solutions.
National and Local Governments' Role in Open Source: Champions, Creators, or Funders?
This session will cover the opportunities and challenges of governments taking on various roles in open source. We will compare and contrast the effort of diverse public services that are employing democratic innovation to improve public infrastructure. We will hear about the pooling of efforts on open source between administrations in cities and smaller municipalities. We will also discuss different ways of funding open source development. Representatives of the Sovereign Tech Fund and the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet initiative will share their insights on the subject.
Natalia Aristimuño Pérez is Director of Digital Enablers & Innovation at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Digital Services. Her past experience combines different Head of Unit positions in the domains of interoperability policy, delivering solutions for human resources, decision-making, document and knowledge management. Since she joined the European Commission in 2000, she has been involved in developing user-friendly solutions for public administrations and the European Commission itself. She graduated Deusto University (Bilbao, Spain) with IT background and has a deep knowledge of the business domains she works with.
National and Local Governments' Role in Open Source: Champions, Creators, or Funders?
This session will cover the opportunities and challenges of governments taking on various roles in open source. We will compare and contrast the effort of diverse public services that are employing democratic innovation to improve public infrastructure. We will hear about the pooling of efforts on open source between administrations in cities and smaller municipalities. We will also discuss different ways of funding open source development. Representatives of the Sovereign Tech Fund and the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet initiative will share their insights on the subject.